Fred Williams b. 23 January 1927

Also known as Frederick Ronald
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Painter and printmaker, Fred Williams' paintings of the Australian landscape can be seen as a modernist reinterpretation of the Heidelberg tradition. He was a figurative artist who valued abstract qualities, a maker of figures as well as landscape. He was also a printmaker who made almost 300 etchings.
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associate of
Sir William Dargie
Artist
student of
associate of
George Frederick Henry Bell
1878
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Painter), Artist (Printmaker)
student of
associate of
John Brack
1920
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter), Artist (Draughtsman)
associate of
Arthur Boyd
1920
Artist (Painter), Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Printmaker)
associate of
Charles Blackman
1928
Artist (Painter), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Theatre / Film Designer)
associate of
Clifton Pugh
1924
Artist
spouse of
Lyn Williams
Other occupation
née Watson
associate of
James Mollison
Curator
associate of
Patrick McCaughey
Curator
associate of
Barbara Nancy Brash
1927
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
John Olsen
1927
Artist (Painter), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Designer, Artist (Ceramist)
mentored
Murray Walker
1927
Artist (Mixed Media Artist), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Sculptor)
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Residences
  • 1927 - 1951 Melbourne, Vic.
  • c.1951 - c.1957 London, England, UK
  • 1957 - 22 April 1982 Melbourne, Vic.
  • Melbourne, Vic.
  • c.1950 London, England, UK
References [<ExternalResource: Kerr, Joan, '[Joan Kerr's Archive]', Canberra, ACT : National Library of Australia, (postcard).>, <ExternalResource: Hart, Deborah (2011), 'Fred Williams: Infinite Horizons'.>, <ExternalResource: Mollison, James (1968), 'Fred Williams Etchings'.>, <ExternalResource: McCaughey, Patrick (1987), 'Fred Williams 1927-1982'.>] [<ExternalResource: Kerr, Joan, '[Joan Kerr's Archive]', Canberra, ACT : National Library of Australia, (postcard).>]
See alsos [<ExternalResource: '?IMAGE: 'Little Man Juggling' 1954-56, etching, aquatint, engraving, drypoint, foul biting, ink, artist's proof B 15.4 x 17.2 cm (plate), NGV, presented through Art Foundation of Victoria by Mrs Lynn Williams, Founder Benefactor, 1992.'.>, <ExternalResource: Thomas, D., North, I., & McCarthy F. (1972), 'The Australian Landscape'.>] [<ExternalResource: '?IMAGE: 'Little Man Juggling' 1954-56, etching, aquatint, engraving, drypoint, foul biting, ink, artist's proof B 15.4 x 17.2 cm (plate), NGV, presented through Art Foundation of Victoria by Mrs Lynn Williams, Founder Benefactor, 1992.'.>, <ExternalResource: Hart, Deborah (2011), 'Fred Wiliams: Infinite Horizons'.>, <ExternalResource: Thomas, D., North, I., & McCarthy F. (1972), 'The Australian Landscape'.>]
Trainings
  • painting and drawing, 1943 - 1949 National Gallery School, Melbourne, Vic.
  • Painting and drawing, 1944 - 1949 George Bell School, Melbourne, VIC
  • painting and drawing, 1951 - 1955 Chelsea Art School, London, England, UK
  • Etching, 1954 - 1956 London Central School of Arts and Crafts, London, England, UK
Related collections
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria (collected in)
  • National Gallery Of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria (collected in)
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Death
Burial place Cremated Springvale Crematorium, Melbourne, VIC
Summary